The result was speedy delete three per G5, restored original content for the remaining two per WP:DENY. ✗ plicit 23:52, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
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A user has created several articles about geographical regions of Iraq which entirely lack proper sources. It is certain that the terms 'western Iraq', 'Northern Iraq' etc. have a generally understood meaning, but they are not government units or standard statistical areas. Instead, the article creator has simply imagined them and concocted a lot of fake references which don't support them. In this bundle of articles I have found some sources which refer to a particular governorate of Iraq and happen to mention its geographical location; other sources don't mention any governorates at all and are lists of cities; some sources are just random junk that don't support anything at all. The kindest thing I can say about these is that they are original research. To be clear the issue is not that these regions exist in reality but the articles are badly sourced; they do not exist in reality and sources that purport to show that they are, are fake. Mccapra ( talk) 21:35, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
The result was speedy delete three per G5, restored original content for the remaining two per WP:DENY. ✗ plicit 23:52, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
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A user has created several articles about geographical regions of Iraq which entirely lack proper sources. It is certain that the terms 'western Iraq', 'Northern Iraq' etc. have a generally understood meaning, but they are not government units or standard statistical areas. Instead, the article creator has simply imagined them and concocted a lot of fake references which don't support them. In this bundle of articles I have found some sources which refer to a particular governorate of Iraq and happen to mention its geographical location; other sources don't mention any governorates at all and are lists of cities; some sources are just random junk that don't support anything at all. The kindest thing I can say about these is that they are original research. To be clear the issue is not that these regions exist in reality but the articles are badly sourced; they do not exist in reality and sources that purport to show that they are, are fake. Mccapra ( talk) 21:35, 25 November 2021 (UTC)